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Ummm well I think it really depends what you train for. I'd say that if you take MA for Self-Defense in real life with no rules, then hands would probably be more important over legs (65% hands, 35% legs). If you are in MA for sport and competition sparring, then legs should probably be equal or better since they are more powerful and sparring is a controlled situtation with rules. I'm currently not very big on Grapping arts but it appears to me that they require more skill in getting yourself into good positions, body structure and weight manipulation rather than just the merits of using the hands or feet seperately. But very generally, hands are probably more important in grappling as they are the best tools on the human body to manipulate things.

I don't think spelling really matters. By Romanization I believe he meant putting it into English letters, which is hard when doing it phonetically from another language into one that's very loose. IE. Tai Chi & Taiji, Read and Reed, Medina & Mahdhinah, Fish & Ghoti (yes, this is a possible phonetic spelling of fish in English). In a very broad sense it doesn't matter the spelling as the principles taught will be the same. But when you look at every lineage of Wing Chun/Ving Tsun/Whatever as it is then there are things which make each distinctive.

I dunno. I'll admit that Lee probably wasn't the "strongest" fighter, even pound for pound in all areas but that's probably because of his own doing. I mean if Bruce really cared about pumping iron and getting a reputation for it he would've been an Olympic weight lifter or Bodybuilder. But being a Martial Artist/Fighter/Actor, he concluded for himself that it wasn't necessary and actually had more cons than pros. I believe that he was probably one of the most powerful Martial Artists though, in the sense that he knew how to make all his attacks back a wallop despite his size or strength. Bruce was smart enough to know that speed and bodymechanics play just a big a part as raw physical strength and size. On the issue of his aerobic capacity, I just have to say that Bruce lived in the 60's and very early 70's. There wasn't nearly as much exercise equiptment or knowledge as there is now. In fact, much of Bruce's workouts and equipment he designed or developed totally or mostly by himself. I think that if something as simple as the treadmill existed back then he'd work wonders with it. But I digress, Bruce was a Martial Artist first and foremost, not a marathon or track runner. Although Aerobics was important, it was merely a part of the totality which to him represented a Martial Artist's training regimine. The tidbits of information extracted from Beeckler, it appears that almost everything from this source are either rumors that can not be proven or are not solid facts. However the statement that Bruce didn't complete a will for his family but did purchase much life insurance nearing the end of his short life just seems uneducated. I mean he was now becoming a major star internationally and about to become one in America. Each new movie he made just kept on rising in quality, especially in the area of the fight scenes. Now I don't know about most people, but if I was a Martial Artist/Action Actor who was choreographing for myself more and more difficult and complex fight scenes for my movies, I'd buy more life insurance for myself in case I got in a major accident or mishap considering the lack of safety precautions for action scenes during the 60-70's. I would never, however, in my life predict or foresee ahead of time that I might die a few months before my Big Movie and 33rd birthday and on top of that complete a will for my family. Such statements against Bruce are simply *.

Hey all the Bruce Lee mythology doesn't go anywhere near as wacked out impossible as Ninjas. Oh yeah...I can jump around 40 ft in the air, throwing poison tipped stars which should kill me since I cut myself accidentally with them all the time, and catch arrows that come outta nowhere while picking my nose....yeah....real realistic.

I liked when she killed Jack the Ripper over the bridge...

The ending 3 fights of Game of Death (the caliber of these were so good that I can't even phathom how good of a MA movie this would've been had he lived to finish it) Bruce Lee fighting through all the guards in Han's underground facility in Enter the Dragon The rooftop fight between Jackie and those two dudes in Who Am I?

Yeah I would have to agree, Bruce would definately be a much better Martial Artist if he were here now but also one out of his prime. But if there were some magical way you could transport Bruce from '73 to the present I'd doubt he'd even enter the UFC the same way he wouldn't enter Karate tournaments of his day...because of rules and restrictions. Although he'd probably try any NHB stuff in a heartbeat.

I'd say that in the West, Tai Chi would probably be most popular (for it's health attributes over martial ones) and second would be Wing Chun.

Okay first off this can't be a fight to the death because Wolverine technically can't die (healing factor). So the only way Spidey would officially win would be by a KO (even if it is for a min. or two, other wise the fight would be endless because of Wolvie's healing). As stated before, Spidey does have his spider-sense which does give him limited precognition (more or less he will be able to tell when lethal attacks are coming), superior speed and agility, ability to cling to walls and ceilings, and ofcourse his super strength. The simple truth is that Spidey's speed, agility, and the addition of his spider sense would make him virtually untouchable by the bulky Wolverine. All Spidey would need is a good kick or punch with his super strength into Wolvie's head and he'd be KO'ed (although it would probably come at the cost of Spidey having a broken hand or foot for a while due to Wolvie's adamantium).

Depends on how good the practiciner can apply what he has learned into a real street fight. If he thinks a few round houses will win a fight then he would get the fudge beat out of him. But if he thought "well, I'll front kick him in the gut, and then hook his head" or something along those lines then the TKD guy would probably win the fight.

Bruce Lee for sure. I think it'd be cool to be side kicked a few meters into a wall.

No, I don't think you have an anger problem. The whole thing about being made fun of is fine since you know they're just attacking something their too stupid to comprehend. But when a guy like the one you mentioned literally slaps you and mocks your training, then you have the right to demostrate your skills and make an example. Now I'm not promoting that you lash out on anyone who makes fun of you, that would definately mean you have an anger problem, but when their mockery gets far too out of hand you should show them something that will make them remember not to make fun of you but ofcourse nothing that would seriously harm someone. I'll give you some examples from my personal experience: 1. One of my friends was dissing off martial arts and saying that any big guy with muscles could finish a martial artist off (he's 6' and I'm 5'6). And ofcourse, he gave himself as an example. So I simply told him to hit me. He went to throw a haymaker, and before it could land I charged forward a little and threw a jab into his gut. Although he only got the wind knocked out of him and got a bruise it was enough for him to never mocked me ever again. 2. Some guy in the locker room of my PE class saw I was asian and always started whistleing the flute tune from "Kung Fu Fighting" for a month. I finally had it and walked up to him and asked that if he had something to say to me then say it outright. He simply laughed and replyed "Wat cha gonna do 'bout it chinaboy?" Two of his buddies came up behind me and started shoving me around. So I punched one of them in the solar plexus and I side kicked the first guy, who previously was whistling and now was charging to tackle me, a little above the groin area. A coach then came to break up the fight and told us if anything like that happened again we'd be suspended. Anyways those guys have never been willing to look me in the eye since.

I usually encounter a combination of a charge and punch to the head/chest area. The guys I've been involved in fights with usually try to use that tactic to push you up to a pillar or wall so that they can start pounding away. A good side kick, and then good punches to their face can usually deal with that.

You should always have the ability to perform either bouncing or foot manuevers at will. You should never fall into the pattern of using one over the other because you never know when it could be a detriment. Don't bounce for the sake of bouncing. Everything you do should have a reason behind it. I personally like to use good ole footwork and manuevers most of the fight so that the opponent can not accurately gauge your true speed and ofcourse it doesn't telegraph your movements as much. Also when you appear to be more static you can lure the opponent into more oppurtunities for you to use counter attacks and interceptions. I will usually pull out bouncing as a way to be more lightfooted, especially if the opponent likes to charge, is very offensive, and becomes angry. In that situation I think that the best way to keep proper distancing and mobility is to bounce.

Losing the ability in combining natural instinct and control in harmony, and having too many distracting thoughts (ie. fear, arrogance, etc.) When a person is being attacked his mind will generally let it's natural instinct take over instead of his control, therefore making him a very irrational and unscientific fighter. What is worse, is that if his mind becomes flooded with other thoughts and emotions such as fear, and winning or losing, etc. then he will probably lose because the person attacking has his mind set to harm your for whatever reason (be it robbery or whatnot). If you can not learn to let go of distracting thoughts, and just treat the situation as if it were like nothing and be relaxed in a real fight, then you will probably always lose.